It’s official: school’s out, it’s time to break out the map, pack a picnic and plan a trip. Whether you’re staying close to home (I keep telling myself that it’s the more eco-responsible option, and I can always rent a movie if I need some exotic escapism) or hailing a cab to the airport, we’ve got travel guides that will lead you to mindful spots no matter where you land—local organic slow food cuisine, yoga studios and climbing gyms, indie boutiques, theaters cafés and local music hotspots. Look for Portland, Oregon;Salt Lake City, Utah;Costa Rica andRio de Janeiro on our website now. Los Angeles, Boston, San Fran’s Mission District and The Big Apple are coming soon, as we add six years of magazine articles to our <a href=”http://www.elephantjournal.com/currentissue” target=”_blank”> online archive</a>.

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About Merete Mueller

Merete is a writer and filmmaker, and was once-upon-a-time the Managing Editor of elephant journal's print incarnation, from 2006-2008. Today, you can find her on Twitter @meretemueller and on her blog To The Bones. Her first documentary, "TINY: A Story About Living Small", about people who have downsized their lives into homes the size of a parking space, premiered at SXSW in March 2013.